# 女郎
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǚláng
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi$^5$ long$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lú-lông / lír-lông / lí-lông
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǚláng
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔláng
*** Wade–Giles: nü$^3$-lang$^2$
*** Yale: nyǔ-láng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neulang
*** Palladius: нюйлан (njujlan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: neoi$^5$ long$^4$
*** Yale: néuih lòhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: noey$^5$ long$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nêu$^5$ long$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɵy̯¹³ lɔːŋ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-lông
*** Tâi-lô: lú-lông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lwloong
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír-lông
*** Tâi-lô: lír-lông
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-lông
*** Tâi-lô: lí-lông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lyloong
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔŋ²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔŋ¹³/
* Middle Chinese: nrjoX lang
Rime :
| Character | 女 | 郎 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 娘 (12) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) | 唐 (101) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 尼吕切 | 魯當切 |
| Baxter | nrjoX | lang |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɳɨʌ$^X$/ | /lɑŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɳiɔ$^X$/ | /lɑŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /niɔ$^X$/ | /lɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɳɨə̆$^X$/ | /laŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /niɔ$^X$/ | /lɑŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /nĭo$^X$/ | /lɑŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ni̯wo$^X$/ | /lɑŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nǚ | láng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | neoi$^5$ | long$^4$ |

### Noun

女郎
* young woman; girl; lady
    From: c. Nanbeichao–Tang era, anonymous, Ballad of Mulan (《木蘭詩》)
    Tóngháng shí'èr nián, bùzhī Mùlán shì nǚláng. [Pinyin]
    For twelve years we fought together; That Mulan is a lady, we never knew either!

#### Synonyms

* 少女 (shàonǚ)

#### Derived terms

* 兔女郎 (tùnǚláng)
* 吉普女郎
* 噴火女郎 / 喷火女郎
* 妙齡女郎 / 妙龄女郎
* 封面女郎
* 應召女郎 / 应召女郎 (yìngzhào nǚláng)
* 摩登女郎
* 阻街女郎
* 風塵女郎 / 风尘女郎

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 女 | 郎 |
| め Grade: 1 | ろう Grade: S |
| yutōyomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 女郞 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 女 | 郎 |
| じょ > じょう Grade: 1 | ろう > ろ Grade: S |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spelling
* 女郞 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 女 | 郎 |
| じょ Grade: 1 | ろう > ろ Grade: S |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spelling
* 女郞 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 女 | 郎 |
| じょ Grade: 1 | ろう Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 女郞 (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じょろー [jòróꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
* (Tokyo) じょろー [jòróó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ː]
* (Tokyo) じょろ [jòróꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
* IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞]
* (Tokyo) じょーろ [jòóróꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
* IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞]
* (Tokyo) めろー [mèróꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
* IPA: [me̞ɾo̞ː]

### Noun

女(じょ)郎(ろう) • (jorō) (alternative reading hiragana じょろ, rōmaji joro, historical hiragana ぢよろ) (alternative reading hiragana じょうろ, rōmaji jōro, historical hiragana ぢようろ) (alternative reading hiragana めろう, rōmaji merō, historical hiragana めらう)
* (in compounds) young woman
* a prostitute; a whore
* (derogatory) a bitch; a cunt

#### Synonyms

* See Thesaurus:娼婦

#### Derived terms

* 端(はし)女(じょ)郎(ろう) (hashi jorō, “low-end prostitute”)
* 局(つぼね)女(じょ)郎(ろう) (tsubone jorō)
* 格(こう)子(し)女(じょ)郎(ろう) (kōshi jorō)
* 見世(みせ)女(じょ)郎(ろう) (mise jorō)
* 埋(うめ)茶(ちゃ)女(じょ)郎(ろう), 梅(うめ)茶(ちゃ)女(じょ)郎(ろう) (umecha jorō)
* 月(がち)の女(じょ)郎(ろう) (gachi no jorō)
* 女(じょ)郎(ろう)蜘(ぐ)蛛(も) (jorōgumo)
* 女(じょ)郎(ろう)花(か) (jorōka)

### See also

* 野(や)郎(ろう) (yarō)